The update contains several improvements to the HttpClientimplementation, which should improve performance of the library a lot: all handlers now use one static HttpClientinstance. HttpClientis...
The problem Android is often said to be one of the most unsecure platforms one can use. This problem is home-made, as there is still a lot of fragmentation. There are thousand of models that do no...
The problem Xamarin.Forms.Labelhas a common set of properties we can use to configure how our text is shown. However, it does miss a property to limit the maximum of text lines and a proper indica...
I am happy to announce my new WordPressReader (Standard) library that is available on NuGet now. It is written in .netStandard 1.4 which enables you to use it in a lot of of places. As the name sug...
All of my apps, no matter on which platform, need to know their version number (for displaying in app) and their package identifier (for opening them in their store). If you are following around fo...
I recently recognized that I have written quite a few “Quick-and-Dirty”-solutions for Xamarin Forms that run well for most scenarios. There is a chance they will not work in all and every scenario,...
First Half The first half of the year I wasn’t much into development besides work. I was asked to help building a new German Android news site, which turned out to be an impossible task because of...
The scenario … The reason I came up with this is that I am writing on an Xamarin.Forms web reader app. It is an app that uses a WebView to display the contents of web articles. Of course, I am usi...
Update: Xamarin appearently solved this problem with Service Release 3 for Xamarin Forms 2.5. I can confirm it works in the app that caused me to write this post. Additional note: the forms:prefix...
Why do I need to take control over the back button behavior? The back button is available on Windows, Android and under certain conditions on iOS. It is one of the key navigation hooks. While the ...